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Pinehurst is a big small town of 6,845 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $624k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,845people
$624kTypical home
$2,074/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
60"Snow
233Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,835 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Boston, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $624k (≈$3,934/mo)
- Median rent $2,074/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BED airport
- 17 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,542 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,378 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 213 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.